South Africa\u2019s second-biggest political party submitted a motion of no confidence in the mayor of Johannesburg, the country\u2019s economic hub and continent\u2019s richest city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Democratic Alliance filed the motion against Dada Morero of the African National Congress and took a similar step against Nobuhle Mthembu, the speaker of the Johannesburg City Council, it said in a statement Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morero became the city\u2019s eighth mayor in just four years in August and promised an improvement in services. He previously served for 25 days in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johannesburg is a poster child for municipal failure and the nation\u2019s wider challenges, with rubbish littering potholed streets and squatters living precariously in derelict buildings due to a chronic lack of housing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 40% of its water supply goes to waste through leaking pipes, while 35% of its electricity is lost, often through cable theft that causes power cuts, and due to people bypassing meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the current leadership, \u201cbasic services are crumbling, communities are being neglected, and the very machinery of local government is grinding to a halt,\u201d the DA said, adding that the speaker has failed to uphold a constitutional role as an impartial guardian of council processes, undermining its ability to hold the executive accountable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ANC lost its outright parliamentary majority in May 29 elections, entering into a national coalition with the Democratic Alliance, and eight smaller rivals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the central Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, the two biggest parties failed to clinch a power-sharing deal that would have filtered down to municipal level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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